Tower Lakes, Illinois

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Population (year 2000): 1,310. Estimated population in July 2006: 1,327 (+1.3% change)

Males: 637	(48.6%)
Females: 673	(51.4%)

Cook County

Median resident age:	41.5 years
Illinois median age:	34.7 years

Zip codes: 60010.

Estimated median household income in 2005: $139,000 (it was $130,388 in 2000)

Tower Lakes	$139,000
Illinois:	$50,260

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $546,000 (it was $356,100 in 2000)

Tower Lakes	$546,000
Illinois:	$183,900

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Races in Tower Lakes:

White Non-Hispanic (96.6%)
Hispanic (1.4%)
Two or more races (1.0%)

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	Will a middle/upper middle class family fit in to Hinsdale, Glenview, Barrington, Elmhurst, North Shore? (45 replies)
	Suburb count (51 replies)
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Ancestries: German (33.0%), Irish (18.7%), English (14.4%), Italian (13.7%), Polish (11.3%), Swedish (5.5%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Incorporated on 12/12/1966

Elevation: 592 feet

Land area: 0.95 square miles.

Population density: 1405 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Tower Lakes

High school or higher: 98.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 64.5%
Graduate or professional degree: 28.1%
Unemployed: 2.2%
Mean travel time to work: 41.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Tower Lakes village

Never married: 18.8%
Now married: 74.3%
Separated: 0.5%
Widowed: 3.2%
Divorced: 3.3%

98 residents are foreign born (4.0% Europe, 1.0% Asia, 1.0% Latin America, 0.8% North America).

This village:	7.5%
Illinois:	12.3%

According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this village in early 2007.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Tower Lakes:	1.7% ($6,168)
Illinois:	1.7% ($2,285)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Palatine, IL (11.1 miles , pop. 65,479).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Chicago, IL (42.3 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Lake Barrington, IL (1.6 miles ), North Barrington, IL (2.2 miles ), Wauconda, IL (2.4 miles ), Fox River Valley Gardens, IL (3.2 miles ), Island Lake, IL (4.5 miles ), Fox River Grove, IL (5.1 miles ), Lake Zurich, IL (5.2 miles ), Barrington, IL (5.7 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 0 buildings
1997: 1 building, cost: $200,000
1998: 1 building, cost: $200,000
1999: 2 buildings, average cost: $575,000
2000: 2 buildings, average cost: $237,500
2001: 1 building, cost: $250,000
2002: 2 buildings, average cost: $346,500
2003: 0 buildings
2004: 2 buildings, average cost: $325,000
2005: 0 buildings
2006: 0 buildings
2007: 0 buildings

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Latitude: 42.23 N, Longitude: 88.15 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 847

Tower Lakes household income distribution

Population change in the 1990s: -95 (-6.8%).

Most common industries for males:

Professional, scientific, and technical services (16%)
Finance and insurance (13%)
Construction (8%)
Health care (5%)
Public administration (4%)
Educational services (3%)
Machinery (3%)

Most common industries for females:

Educational services (18%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (15%)
Health care (8%)
Finance and insurance (7%)
Data processing and other information services (4%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)
Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (13%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (11%)
Top executives (7%)
Advertising, marketing, promotions, public relations, and sales managers (7%)
Computer specialists (6%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
Lawyers (3%)

Most common occupations for females

Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (9%)
Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (8%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
Advertising, marketing, promotions, public relations, and sales managers (4%)
Business operations specialists (4%)

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Crime in Tower Lakes by Year
Type	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006
Murders	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Rapes	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	1
per 100,000	71.7	229.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	75.2
Robberies	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Assaults	1	6	2	2	2	1	0	0
per 100,000	71.7	458.0	152.7	152.7	150.5	75.2	0.0	0.0
Burglaries	0	0	0	0	3	3	0	3
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	225.7	225.6	0.0	225.7
Thefts	1	8	15	18	4	9	4	10
per 100,000	71.7	610.7	1145.0	1374.0	301.0	676.7	301.0	752.4
Auto thefts	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
per 100,000	0.0	76.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	75.2
Arson	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 323.2)	74.6	305.3	76.3	85.5	57.9	57.9	12.0	112.1

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Tower Lakes-area historical tornado activity is slightly below Illinois state average. It is 57% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/21/1967, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 3.7 miles away from the Tower Lakes village center killed one person and injured 100 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 4/11/1965, a category 4 tornado 3.8 miles away from the village center killed 6 people and injured 75 people.

Hospitals/medical centers near Tower Lakes:

GOOD SHEPHERD HOSPITAL ADVOCATE (about 5 miles; BARRINGTON, IL)
NORTHERN ILLINOIS MEDICAL CENTER (about 11 miles; MCHENRY, IL)
ALEXIAN BROTHERS BEHAVIORAL HLTH HOSP (about 15 miles; HOFFMAN ESTATES, IL)

Political contributions by individuals in Tower Lakes, IL

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Tower Lakes:

CHICAGO O'HARE INTL (about 26 miles; CHICAGO, IL; ID: ORD)
KENOSHA REGIONAL (about 30 miles; KENOSHA, WI; ID: ENW)
CHICAGO MIDWAY INTL (about 42 miles; CHICAGO, IL; ID: MDW)

Other public-use airports nearest to Tower Lakes:

CAMPBELL (about 9 miles; GRAYSLAKE, IL; ID: C81)
LAKE IN THE HILLS (about 12 miles; CHICAGO/LAKE IN THE HILLS, IL; ID: 3CK)
SCHAUMBURG MUNICIPAL HELISTOP (about 16 miles; CHICAGO/SCHAUMBURG, IL; ID: 4H1)

Local government website: www.villageoftowerlakes.com

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Tower Lakes:

MCHENRY COUNTY COLLEGE (about 11 miles; CRYSTAL LAKE, IL; Full-time enrollment: 2,707)
COLLEGE OF LAKE COUNTY (about 11 miles; GRAYSLAKE, IL; FT enrollment: 6,973)
WILLIAM RAINEY HARPER COLLEGE (about 12 miles; PALATINE, IL; FT enrollment: 8,229)
ELGIN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 19 miles; ELGIN, IL; FT enrollment: 5,077)
TRINITY INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY (about 21 miles; DEERFIELD, IL; FT enrollment: 2,121)
OAKTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 23 miles; DES PLAINES, IL; FT enrollment: 5,749)
DEVRY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (about 24 miles; ADDISON, IL; FT enrollment: 3,076)

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Lakes and reservoirs: Davlins Pond (A), North Tower Lake (B), Tower Lake (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Tower Lakes include: Murray Park (1), Roses Park (2), Hussissian Park (3), Bays Park (4), Barsumian Park (5), Aram Park (6), Gorden Lewis Park (7), Tower Lakes Fen Nature Preserve (8), Wagner Fen Nature Preserve (9). Display/hide their locations on the map

Average household size:

This village:	2.9 people
Illinois:	2.6 people

Percentage of family households:

This village:	86.9%
Whole state:	67.6%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This village:	0.9%
Whole state:	4.8%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This village:	2.1%
Whole state:	10.7%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This village:	1.7%
Whole state:	5.1%

Tower Lakes compared to Illinois state average:

Median household income significantly above state average.
Median house value significantly above state average.
Unemployed percentage below state average.
Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Median age above state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly above state average.
Renting percentage significantly below state average.
Number of rooms per house significantly above state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly above state average.

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Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)
Function	Full-time employees	Monthly full-time payroll	Average yearly full-time wage	Part-time employees	Monthly part-time payroll
Police Protection - Officers	0	$0		18	$11,399
Other Government Administration	0	$0		2	$1,450
Financial Administration	0	$0		1	$250
Totals for Government	0	$0		21	$13,099

Tower Lakes government finances in 2002:

Current Operations - Regular Highways: $294,000
Police Protection: $201,000

Water Utilities: $142,000

Financial Administration: $101,000

Solid Waste Management: $50,000

General - Other: $19,000
General - Interest on Debt: $9,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $136,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $102,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $34,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $81,000
Interest Earnings: $13,000
Other Capital Outlay - Police Protection: $34,000
Central Staff: $14,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $464,000
Revenue - Water Utilities: $183,000
State Intergovernmental - Highways: $162,000
General Support: $103,000

All Other: $3,000
Tax - Property: $335,000
NEC: $49,000

Public Utilities: $13,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $161,000

3.97% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($45,589 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	3.97%
Illinois average:	5.66%

0.27% of residents moved from foreign countries ($887 average AGI)
Cook County: 0.27%
Illinois average: 0.19%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from DuPage County, IL	0.48% ($52,869 average AGI)
from Lake County, IL	0.25% ($62,810)
from Will County, IL	0.24% ($42,313)

4.98% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($56,517 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.98%
Illinois average:	5.99%

0.09% of residents moved to foreign countries ($743 average AGI)
Cook County: 0.09%
Illinois average: 0.07%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to DuPage County, IL	0.65% ($54,553 average AGI)
to Will County, IL	0.56% ($54,095)
to Lake County, IL	0.38% ($69,774)

Strongest AM radio stations in Tower Lakes:

WGN (720 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WGN CONTINENTAL BROADCASTING CO.)
WBBM (780 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
WSCR (670 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
WMVP (1000 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: ABC, INC.)
WISN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WLS (890 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WLS, INC.)
WYLL (1160 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: SCA LICENSE CORPORATION)
WNVR (1030 AM; 5 kW; VERNON HILLS, IL; Owner: POLNET COMMUNICATIONS, LTD.)
WAIT (850 AM; daytime; 3 kW; CRYSTAL LAKE, IL; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
WKTA (1330 AM; 5 kW; EVANSTON, IL; Owner: POLNET COMMUNICATIONS, LTD.)
WMBI (1110 AM; daytime; 5 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: THE MOODY BIBLE INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO)
WVIV (1200 AM; 20 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WLXX-AM LICENSE CORP.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Tower Lakes:

WZSR (105.5 FM; WOODSTOCK, IL; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
WVIV-FM (103.1 FM; HIGHLAND PARK, IL; Owner: HBC LICENSE CORPORATION)
WZFS (106.7 FM; DES PLAINES, IL; Owner: SALEM MEDIA OF ILLINOIS, LLC)
WKIE (92.7 FM; ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, IL; Owner: SPANISH BROADCASTING SYSTEM OF ILLINOIS, INC.)
WCKG (105.9 FM; ELMWOOD PARK, IL; Owner: INFINITY HOLDINGS CORPORATION OF ORLANDO)
WLIT-FM (93.9 FM; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
WJMK (104.3 FM; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING CORP. OF ILLINOIS)
WNUA (95.5 FM; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
WTMX (101.9 FM; SKOKIE, IL; Owner: BONNEVILLE HOLDING COMPANY)
WGCI-FM (107.5 FM; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
WBBM-FM (96.3 FM; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
WKSC-FM (103.5 FM; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
WFMT (98.7 FM; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WINDOW TO THE WORLD COMMUNICATIONS)
WZZN (94.7 FM; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: ABC CHICAGO FM RADIO,INC.)
WBEZ (91.5 FM; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: THE WBEZ ALLIANCE, INC.)
WKQX (101.1 FM; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: EMMIS RADIO LICENSE CORPORATION)
WLUP-FM (97.9 FM; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: BONNEVILLE HOLDING COMPANY)
WNND (100.3 FM; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: BONNEVILLE HOLDING COMPANY)
WOJO (105.1 FM; EVANSTON, IL; Owner: TICHENOR LICENSE CORPORATION ("TLC"))
WUSN (99.5 FM; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING CORPORATION OF CHICAGO)

TV broadcast stations around Tower Lakes:

W34CK (Channel 34; ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, IL; Owner: FIRST UNITED, INC.)
W64CQ (Channel 64; ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, IL; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
WLS-TV (Channel 7; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WLS TELEVISION, INC.)
WMAQ-TV (Channel 5; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: NBC SUBSIDIARY (WMAQ-TV), INC.)
WTTW (Channel 11; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WINDOW TO THE WORLD COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WGN-TV (Channel 9; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WGN CONTINENTAL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WGBO-TV (Channel 66; JOLIET, IL; Owner: WGBO LICENSE PARTNERSHIP, G.P.)
WBBM-TV (Channel 2; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: CBS BROADCASTING INC.)
WPWR-TV (Channel 50; GARY, IN; Owner: FOX TELEVISION STATIONS, INC.)
WXFT (Channel 60; AURORA, IL; Owner: TELEFUTURA CHICAGO LLC)
WCIU-TV (Channel 26; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WCIU-TV LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WCPX (Channel 38; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: PAXSON CHICAGO LICENSE, INC.)
W57DN (Channel 57; ELGIN, IL; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
WSNS-TV (Channel 44; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: TELEMUNDO OF CHICAGO, INC.)
WFLD (Channel 32; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: FOX TELEVISION STATIONS, INC.)
W68DO (Channel 68; PALATINE, IL; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
WFBT-CA (Channel 23; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: CHANNEL 23 LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WJYS (Channel 62; HAMMOND, IN; Owner: JOVON BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WOCH-LP (Channel 28; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: KM LPTV OF CHICAGO-28, L.L.C.)
WYCC (Channel 20; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: COLLEGE DIST. #508, COUNTY OF COOK)
WOCK-CA (Channel 13; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: KM LPTV OF CHICAGO-13, L.L.C.)

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